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2/17/2021: Course Change Form 484/684
No full textAs the need for AI in the curriculum is growing, there is a need for a class in reasoning under uncertainty. Topics such as Fuzzy logic and fuzzy systems are very popular but not currently covered in a course. Other topics such as HMMs are popular for speech and other signal processing applications, as is Kalman filters and their unique application to knowledge. Robotic and autonomous systems in particular must deal with uncertainty due to their reliance on their onboard sensing systems. This course will provide a solid overview of various subjects related to uncertainty. In discussions with the CE department regarding future directions in AI at KU, they agreed with the CS faculty that this would be an appropriate course to strengthen KU’s AI offerings
2/24/2021: Thesis Committee Handbook 2020-21
No full textThesis Committee - Faculty Handbook Changes with approved amendment to 3.1.1.
2/24/2021: Program Change Form Eng Mgmt to BSE
No full textThis proposal aims to create a new concentration within the General Engineering BS program: “Engineering Management”
The differences from the other BSE concentrations include:
1. Replacing MATH 204/305 with IME 332, MATH 350 and a MATH/SCI elective. Rationale: a focus on statistical methods and financial mathematics that are appropriate for engineering management
2. Replacing MECH 311 for a more relevant IME course.
Beyond the core, the concentration includes a mix of IME courses and SoM courses based on the ASEM Book of Knowledge (included at the end of the catalog description for reference).
A few notes:
1. It meets the requirements to submit for ABET accreditation.
2. It contains two free electives which might be needed as pre-reqs, specifically. MGMT 104 for MGMT 205 and BUSN 221 for BUSN 331).
3. The proposal has been discussed with SoM and Dean
We believe this degree will allow us to retain some students that are struggling with higher-level math but will provide them with a very marketable degre
Insights Into the Individual Evolutionary Origins of Yersinia Virulence Factor Effector Proteins
No full textPathogenic Yersinia bacteria, including Y. pseudotubuclosis Y. enterocolitica, and Y. pestis, contain the mosaic plasmid pYV that encodes for, among other things, a number of proteinaceous virulence factors. While the evolutionary histories of many of the biovars and strains of pathogenic Yersinia species are well documented, the origins of many of the individual virulence factors have not been comprehensively examined. Here, the evolutionary origins of the genes coding for a set of Yersinia outer protein (Yop) virulence factors were investigated through phylogenetic reconstruction and subsequence analysis. It was found that many of these genes had only a few sequenced homologs and none of the resolved phylogenies recovered the same relationships as was resolved from chromosomal analyses. Many of the evolutionary relationships differ greatly among genes on the plasmid, and variation is also found across different domains of the same gene, which provides evidence of the mosaic nature of the plasmid as well as multiple genes on the plasmid. This mosaic aspect also relates to patterns of selection, which vary among the studied domains
Pressure and spin effect on the stability, electronic and mechanic properties of three equiatomic quaternary Heusler (FeVHfZ, Z = Al, Si, and Ge) compounds
No full textIn this paper, three equiatomic quaternary Heusler compounds − role= presentation style= box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline-block; line-height: normal; font-size: 16.2px; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; \u3e− FeVHfZ (Z = Al, Si, and Ge) − role= presentation style= box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline-block; line-height: normal; font-size: 16.2px; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; \u3e− are investigated for their structural, magnetic, electronic, mechanic, and lattice dynamic properties under pressure effect. These compounds are optimized for under three structural types and three magnetic phases: β role= presentation style= box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline-block; line-height: normal; font-size: 16.2px; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; border: 0px; position: relative; \u3eβ is the most stable structure with ferromagnetic phase. The electronic properties reveal that FeVHfAl is a half-metal, and that FeVHfSi and FeVHfGe are spin gapless semiconductors. In addition to electronic band structure, possible hybridization and partial density of states are presented. Furthermore, the mechanical properties are studied, and the three-dimensional direction-dependent mechanical properties are visualized under varying pressure effects. Our results reveal the half-metal and spin gapless semiconductor nature of the ferromagnetic FeVHfZ compounds, making them promising materials for spintronics applications
2021 Engineering Physics Self Study
No full textThis document is intended to fulfill the self-study requirement associated with ABET’s 2021 accreditation review of the Engineering Physics program at Kettering University
